Google’s parent company Alphabet laid off hundreds of employees

Delhi. Google’s parent company Alphabet has once again laid off hundreds of employees from its global recruitment team. As Semaphore reports, Google has refused to disclose the exact number of people it has laid off from its recruitment workforce. “We have taken the difficult decision to reduce the size of our recruitment team to ensure we can work efficiently,” the report quoted a company spokesperson as saying. “We are supporting everyone affected by the transition period, outplacement service, and severance as they look for new opportunities here at Google and beyond,” the spokesperson said. Google had slowed down the pace of hiring last year amid the global economic recession. On January 20 this year, Google CEO Sundar Pichai had confirmed in a letter to employees that about 12,000 people would be laid off globally, which is more than 6 percent of the total workforce. Google India fired more than 400 employees. In March the tech giant informed its employees via an email that fewer of them would be promoted to more senior levels this year compared to last year. Google also asked employees returning to work to share office space with a “partner” to cut costs, according to previous reports. Amid the layoffs, Google also took several cost-cutting measures such as free snacks for its existing employees and cutting workout classes. The company has also stopped spending on personal devices like laptops, according to an internal memo.